Future

Earlier this week, I received a text from my cousin asking me to check her personal statement and to give her any advice that I could remember from when I was writing mine. Although my memory is notoriously bad, a few tips seem to have stuck from my days in Year 13. As this […]

How is it possible that after a month they can still surprise me? Wondering who “they” are? Then wait no longer. I am referring to the lovely ESN team here at my university. For those of you who don’t know, ESN stands for Erasmus Student Network and if you […]

It’s happening. Today, my journey has finally started; It’s the start of the rest the year. It’s Erasmus. As I left the plane, I was greeted by Madrid’s sunny weather which helped put a smile on my otherwise tired face. You see, it all started earlier this morning when I missed […]

Yes, I can imagine what you are probably thinking but don’t worry, this is not a beginners’ guide to sprinting. It is, however, a guide to one of those extracurricular activities I promised to blog about. Ladies and gentlemen, (well in this case ladies but you will understand why in a moment) […]

¡Hola! Yes, you guessed it right. I’m going to Spain and it’s going to be an incredible experience! Why am I so sure? Well, I can never be certain but I am currently preparing and planning for my year abroad which is why I thought it would be useful to give […]

My sister will be 24 in October, and for the first time she’s thinking about going to university. She wants to be a dietician. Knowing the nutritional value of foods is something of a hobby of hers. It’s a bit of a family joke recently that she’s gone barmy for avocados. This means we’ve been […]

Hello! This is my first blog post so I thought I’d introduce myself to you all. I’m studying French and Spanish at Leicester and I’ve just finished my third year which means I’ll be heading back to Leicester for my fourth and final year in October. The third year of a languages degree is a […]

When you first arrive at University fresh-faced and full of expectations for the next four years of your life, the end of your degree seems unimaginable. Somehow over three years have passed since I was in that very position and I now have less than nine months of student life remaining. The first thought that flashes […]

Over the past few weeks I have been working hard on my placement report and 17 pages, 4000 words, 20 000 characters and goodness knows how many cups of tea later I AM DONE. As I opted for a teaching placement during my year abroad rather than an ERASMUS university placement, my year abroad is […]

Freshers. It’s a word you’ll grow tired of by the second week of term, yet you’ll use it right up until your last day as a first year student. Why? Because you’re only a true fresher once and it is the most surreal, unusual, brilliant thing! The first year of university is an adventure to put it lightly […]